Originally planned for 2020 but pushed to 2021 due to the pandemic, “Snakehead” is a passion project based in New York’s Chinatown, and it’s worth taking note.

Dazzler Media presents this powerful crime drama, inspired by true events, coming to DVD and Download-to-Own from August 1, 2022.

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Directed by Evan Leong and originally financed because of a Kickstarter campaign, “Snakehead” is the director’s first feature film. The story entails a Chinese immigrant coming to New York to find her daughter, and is inspired by true events, even though the story is fictional. The film is based in New York’s Chinatown, featuring Shuya Chang as anti-hero Sister Tse, Jade Wu as underground Chinatown boss Dai Mah and Sung Kang, known for his roles in the Fast & Furious franchise, as the troublesome son of Dai Mah, Rambo.

Director Evan Leong said that this film is about humanizing the immigrant experience,...